Rams Fall in Season Opener at Rutgers-Newark

Newark, N.J. - The Farmingdale State men's soccer team
fell, 5-1, in their season opener last night at non-conference
opponent Rutgers-Newark (1-0).

The Rams fell behind 1-0, seven minutes into the contest as
Ronald Quiroz (Fairview, N.J./Cliffside Park) scored a header off
the pass from Kofi Agyemang (Union, N.J./St. Benedict's Prep.) for
the Raiders. Innocent Buule (West New York, N.J./Memorial) scored
an unassisted goal for Rutgers-Newark in the 17th minute, opening
up a 2-0 advantage. Farmingdale State senior midfielder Alex Mendolia
(Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown East) cut the deficit in half 22 seconds
later, as he was setup by sophomore midfielder Brian
Anderson (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa). Buule added his second
goal of the game later in the half as the Raiders took a 3-1 lead
into halftime.

Rutgers-Newark netted two second half goals and held Farmingdale
State scoreless, earning the 5-1 victory.

Junior goalkeeper Ricky
Meschkow (Plainview, N.Y./Plainview-Old Bethpage) had six saves
for Farmingdale State, while sophomore goalie Jonathan Frances
(Chandler, Ari./Hamilton) had one save in the win for
Rutgers-Newark.

The Rams will play Green Mountain College in the Lasell College
Kick Off Classic on Saturday, September 4th at 2:30 p.m.